Meeting notes

The 2018 Annual General Meeting was held on Monday 10th December at the St Werburgh’s Community Centre. 21 people attended, representing 7 of our member groups. The meeting was presented with a review of the past year; 5 new directors were voted in and the meeting thanked the two directors who are standing down, Charlie Eddisford … Continued

Celebrating 5 years of the Bristol Community Strategy for Energy 40 people turned up during Community Energy Fortnight on a sweltering World-Cup qualifying match day in July, phew! Iris Partridge, our host at Easton Community Centre, started with an overview of the Bristol Community Strategy for Energy – how it came about 5 years ago, … Continued

Held at the SouthBank Centre in Dean Lane on the 17th April we started with an update about the fantastic work of our co-hosts Bedminster Energy Group, including their MakeYourHomeEco Summer workshops. Next, we carried out an asset mapping activity of Bristol to encourage people to think more widely and look … Continued

On 4 October 2017 we met at FaithSpace in Redcliffe to talk about what community energy needs to thrive, including what resources we need and what policies are relevant locally. The discussion was in the context of the 5-year anniversary of the Community Strategy for Energy, which is coming up next year. We wanted to start thinking … Continued

On 25 January we kicked off the year with our event ‘Bristol community energy: Setting the scene for 2017’. The meeting was attended by around 25 members and friends old and new, including Bristol Energy Co-operative, Friends of the Earth Bristol, North Bristol Advice Centre and Groundwork. In the first part of the meeting everyone shared their … Continued

We held our BEN open meeting in Lockleaze on 6 July, titled Putting Communities at the Heart of Bristol’s Energy System. Read the meeting notes: 6 July 2016 notes Putting Communities at the Heart of Bristol

Thanks to everyone who came to our meeting this week at the Kuumba Centre. We had some great discussions about values, partnerships and how we can organise meetings that make people feel welcome and able to participate. We’ll be sharing notes very soon. Thanks also to Surplus Supper Club for the delicious food! You can … Continued

On 3 December 2015, Bristol European Green Capital Energy Action Group organised an event with Love the Future and Bristol Energy Network, titled What could a Green Energy Plan look like for Bristol and the South West? The presentations from the event are below: